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ISBN 13 | 9781780765617 |
ISBN 10 | 1780765614 |
Author | Mohammed Hamdouni Alami |
Language | English |
Book Description | What is 'art' in the sense of the Islamic tradition? In this title, the author argues that Islamic art has historically been excluded from Western notions of art; that the Western aesthetic tradition's preoccupation with the human body has meant that |
About the Author | Mohammed Hamdouni Alami is an Associate Researcher in the Archaeological Research Facility at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. |
Publication Date | 2013-12-18 |
Number of Pages | 304 pages |
Art and Architecture in the Islamic Tradition: Aesthetics, Politics and Desire in Early Islam